Nehassaiu deGannes (she/her/hers) is a Caribbean-Canadian-American actor who dares to boldly tell courageous stories and embolden others to tell their own, so together we may create a more just and empathetic world.
In 2023, Nehassaiu originated “Victoria, Vicky, Vee and Woman in Black” in the world-premiere of Nathan Alan Davis’ The High Ground (Arena Stage) and “Tanya” in the world-premiere of INCENDIARY (Woolly Mammoth.) Fluent in contemporary, classical, research-driven and devised experimental works, her New York credits include the Off-Broadway world-premieres of Is God Is (Soho Rep) and The Assembly’s SEAGULLMACHINE (LaMaMa.) Other recent highlights include Simon Godwin’s Much Ado About Nothing (STC,) Three Musketeers (Cleveland Play House,) Measure for Measure (Shakespeare & Co.,) and the Canadian premiere of Never Not Once (Theatre Aquarius.)
Cited "Best Performance in A Play 2017" by The Wall Street Journal for her portrayal of "Esther" in Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel at Shakespeare & Co., Nehassaiu has also enjoyed the profound experience of playing “Cynthia” in Sweat, not once but twice in historic steel towns on either side of the U.S./Canada border: Cleveland Play House (2018) and at Canada’s 4th largest theater, Theatre Aquarius, in Hamilton, Ontario (2020.)
She has collaborated on new play development with Page 73, New Dramatists, Crossroads Theatre Genesis Festival, Target Margin, Northern Stage, Barrington Stage and Kia Corthron’s INMATE DOT COM with NY Rep. Nehassaiu twice served as featured performer for The UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, toured nationally with Cynthia Oliver’s COCo Dance Theatre, and plays "Krystal Rullan" in the indie-feature, Equal Standard, co-produced by Ice-T.
Nehassaiu lives in Brooklyn, the unceded lands of The Munsee-Lenape, and is grateful to call this place home.
In 2023, Nehassaiu originated “Victoria, Vicky, Vee and Woman in Black” in the world-premiere of Nathan Alan Davis’ The High Ground (Arena Stage) and “Tanya” in the world-premiere of INCENDIARY (Woolly Mammoth.) Fluent in contemporary, classical, research-driven and devised experimental works, her New York credits include the Off-Broadway world-premieres of Is God Is (Soho Rep) and The Assembly’s SEAGULLMACHINE (LaMaMa.) Other recent highlights include Simon Godwin’s Much Ado About Nothing (STC,) Three Musketeers (Cleveland Play House,) Measure for Measure (Shakespeare & Co.,) and the Canadian premiere of Never Not Once (Theatre Aquarius.)
Cited "Best Performance in A Play 2017" by The Wall Street Journal for her portrayal of "Esther" in Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel at Shakespeare & Co., Nehassaiu has also enjoyed the profound experience of playing “Cynthia” in Sweat, not once but twice in historic steel towns on either side of the U.S./Canada border: Cleveland Play House (2018) and at Canada’s 4th largest theater, Theatre Aquarius, in Hamilton, Ontario (2020.)
She has collaborated on new play development with Page 73, New Dramatists, Crossroads Theatre Genesis Festival, Target Margin, Northern Stage, Barrington Stage and Kia Corthron’s INMATE DOT COM with NY Rep. Nehassaiu twice served as featured performer for The UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women, toured nationally with Cynthia Oliver’s COCo Dance Theatre, and plays "Krystal Rullan" in the indie-feature, Equal Standard, co-produced by Ice-T.
Nehassaiu lives in Brooklyn, the unceded lands of The Munsee-Lenape, and is grateful to call this place home.
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"One Thousand Miles" by Tanya Everett Director: Raz Golden (view monologue here) Neo-Political Cowgirls Andromeda's Sisters Virtual Gala (featuring Joy Behar, Laura Gomez, Catherine Curtain & others.) |